Chance me for ivies/top schools for BioE?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I go to a very competitive school so scores and EC's like mine are not rare, out of a class of 400 kids on average my school sends 70 to Berkeley every year (I am in California). I plan on majoring in bioengineering or biomedical engineering. I'm considering the following schools in order of highest to lowest:
UPenn (ED)
Stanford
JHU
Harvard
MIT
Columbia
Yale
Wash U St. Louis</p>

<p>Profile:
Male/Chinese/Middle-Income
4.0 unweighted/4.3 weighted (grades 9-11)
2390 SAT (1 try, 790CR, 800WR, 800Math)
800 Math2
800 Chem
800 Biology</p>

<p>AP Chem 5
AP CalcBC 5
AP Bio 5
AP Stats 5
AP Lang/Comp 5</p>

<p>9th: Freshman Lit, Algebra2/Trig, Biology, Japanese 2, B Choir, JAVA, PE
10th: World Lit, World History, AP Calc BC, Chem H (took AP Chem test from self study), Japanese 3, Concert Choir, PE
11th: APLAC, US History (not AP), AP Stats, Japanese 4H, AP Bio, Concert Choir
12th (courses I'm planning to take): European Lit, APGov/Econ, AP Physics, AP Japanese, Concert Choir, Multivariable Calculus (from community college)</p>

<p>Currently interning at UCSF dermatology department (I've had a bunch of skin issues myself so it's something I'm really interested in)</p>

<p>Science Olympiad Team A Member
-1st place in microbes and 3rd place in diseases at Bay Area Science Olympiad Regionals
-3rd place in microbes and 3rd place in diseases at California State Science Olympiad</p>

<p>Synopsys Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair, Year 1
-Microbiology Category Honorable Mention
-Worked on a plastic bioremediation project involving bacteria at Stanford</p>

<p>Synopsys Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair, Year 2
-Microbiology Category 1st Place
-Dr. Paul X. Callahan in memoriam Top Biological High School Project Award
-Genecor Biotechnology Award
-Qualified for California State Science Fair</p>

<p>Summer Academy in Applied Science and Technology, University of Pennsylvania
Summer 2011
-3 week course in biotechnology, 1 credit, GPA: 4.00</p>

<p>International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering, and Environment Project Olympiad Gold Medal Winner</p>

<p>Lynbrook Red, White, and Blue Award for excellence in Algebra 2/Trigonometry: 2010</p>

<p>Lynbrook Speech and Debate: multiple time octafinalist at Santa Clara University Invitational Tournament and Harker Invitational Tournament, Presentation High School Tournament Champion</p>

<p>Junior Statesmen of America: Convention Best Speaker Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012, chapter VP, president, Northern California State Cabinet Member</p>

<p>Japanese National Honor Society: 2010 – present, Treasurer, VP</p>

<p>National Honor Society: 2011 – present</p>

<p>2011 US Open Music Competition Gold Medal Winner
Piano Accompanist for Lynbrook Concert Choir
Piano Club Benefit Concert Performer</p>

<p>I teach speech and debate to Miller Middle School students: 2010 – present, 6 hours a week
Boy Scout: currently Life rank, completed Eagle Project</p>

<p>Chance me and I'll chance back as well! Also, any suggestions on where I should apply early would be helpful as well. I want to apply to Penn early, but I'm not sure I can compete vs. all the ridiculously qualified students applying early as well...</p>

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<p>Your test scores are amazing, 2390 on the SAT on the first time is crazy. Your extra curriculars are very impressive as well, I can tell that you’re passionate about science and engineering. If Penn is your topic choice, apply ED because I believe you have a very good chance, just make sure that your recommendations and essays are great!</p>

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<p>Hey Andy! This is amazing! You definitely have tons of experience with science and engineering and you should make sure to emphasize that expertise in your essays. You have a great shot at UPenn and I would rank many of the ivies/Stanford as mid reach for you as well! Scores/Grades are not a problem for you!</p>

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<p>bumpetty bump!</p>

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<p>You’ve definitely got the grades and EC’s but so do many of the applicants that apply to the Ivies. Write a good essay and get glowing recommendations from teachers if you want to distinguish yourself from other candidates.</p>

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<p>You seem to have a very good chance at the schools you are applying to! A very competitive GPA, good test scores, and EC’s make your application very good. Just make sure to write really good essays and get great recommendations from your teachers so that you can distinguish yourself from other students in a positive way. Good luck when applying next year!</p>

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<p>any more help? bump</p>